I'd second Otto's caution regarding brokers and buyers. Go through one (broker) who has a designation of Canadian-US customs. Getting hung up at the border is no joke. You MIGHT want to use a freight broker AND a customs broker. Typical scenario is the Canadian freight broker haul to the border and an American freight broker pick it up from there. Some freight brokers are also freight HAULERS (they own and use their own trucks), some freight brokers simply arranged for a truck to haul the freight. The truck, itself, may or may not be cleared for border crossing.
Confused yet? It's easy to get tripped up so make sure whoever you're using as a broker can accommodate the shipment from point of origin to destination. It's really not as complicated as it sounds. Everything should be on your Bill Of Lading which you get a copy at pickup.
(Yes, I was a US freight broker)
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